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Vietnamese vs Tagalog


Tagalog vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Vietnam   
Philippines   

Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Chinese Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
37   
19
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Baybayin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Kamusta   

Thank You
Cam on   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
xin vui lòng   
pakiusap   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
Paálam   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Batangas, Gabon   

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Philippines   

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
vietnamien   
tagalog   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1593   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Filipino   

Language Position
14   
13
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
vie   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Vietnamese and Tagalog Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Tagalog language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Tagalog language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Vietnamese and Tagalog Language History.

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Vietnamese and Tagalog Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Vietnamese and Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Tagalog language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Vietnamese vs Tagalog Difficulty

The Vietnamese vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Tagalog Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Vietnamese and Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.

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